Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin dēlectāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /di.letˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧let‧tà‧re

Verb edit

dilettàre (first-person singular present dilètto, first-person singular past historic dilettài, past participle dilettàto, auxiliary avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to please, to delight
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to please [+ a (object)] [auxiliary essere]

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Further reading edit

  • dilettare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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